Manifest Destiny is a term summarizing the belief that it was the clear and obvious intention of God that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This view sometimes included from the Gulf of Mexico to the arctic, thus including incorporation of Canada and at least portions of Mexico and even Cuba.
Manifest Destiny, Indian Removal Acts, and the Homestead Act were all ideas and policies that justified westward expansion.
The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny was a popular concept in 19th century America.
acquisition of the Mexican Cession
Manifest Destiny was a term used in the 19th century to describe a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable, as if granted by God. Many people used manifest destiny to express their beliefs that the united states destiny was to expand to the Pacific ocean and into Mexican territory.
To justify the expansion to the detriment of the native Americans.
Manifest Destiny, Indian Removal Acts, and the Homestead Act were all ideas and policies that justified westward expansion.
The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny was a popular concept in 19th century America.
acquisition of the Mexican Cession
O'Sullivan used the term Manifest Destiny in advocating for the US to annex Texas and the Oregon Country, which were not part of the USA at the time. John O'Sullivan wrote about Manifest Destiny starting in 1845.
O'Sullivan used the term Manifest Destiny in advocating for the US to annex Texas and the Oregon Country, which were not part of the USA at the time. John O'Sullivan wrote about Manifest Destiny starting in 1845.
John O'Sullivan.
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expansionists used the term "manifest destiny" to justify what belief?
Manifest Destiny was a term used in the 19th century to describe a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable, as if granted by God. Many people used manifest destiny to express their beliefs that the united states destiny was to expand to the Pacific ocean and into Mexican territory.
To justify the expansion to the detriment of the native Americans.
Geography
The 1840s. The term "Manifest Destiny" was coined by John L. O'Sullivan in a newspaper editorial in 1845, but America's expansion to the west was sparked by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.After the War of 1812